Archive for March, 2007

Quick Fact: Coming home again, never to roam again.

When asked what city they believed to be the most gay-friendly in America, 76% of gay men and lesbians said San Francisco.

March 28th, 2007

Boy Culture, Seattle, and the actors and models of LA

Allan’s interview is part of our Guest Reviewers series
Boy Culture, the film adaptation of the novel of the same name, opens in San Francisco, New York and LA this weekend (and comes to a theatre near you in April and May). Boy Culture is racking up great reviews for its portrayal of love, sex [...]

March 22nd, 2007

New York City celebrates annual “Black Party”

Each March, party promoters “The Saint-at-Large” bring a decadent party to New York’s nightlife scene. While it isn’t one of the biggest circuit parties around, it does bring men from all over.
This year’s party starts Saturday night at 10pm and goes all the way until Sunday afternoon. [...]

March 21st, 2007

Quick Fact: PDAs are paramount.

We’re talking about public displays of affection here, not your personal digital assistant. Nearly half (45%) of lesbians, feel that the most important factor in choosing a travel destination is selecting “a place where I can hold my partner’s hand in public.”

March 21st, 2007

Trinidad & Tobago churches try to stop Elton John’s visit

From the Times of London:

Church leaders are now trying to ban Sir Elton from visiting in April, when he is due to play in the Plymouth music festival. According to reports running on agency wires today, it is feared that if the musician, pictured here with his partner David Furnish, even sets foot on the [...]

March 17th, 2007

New twist on the Gay Cruise: a Gay Nude Cruise

Vacation company Source Events as partnered with Gay Naturists International to create the first Gay Nude Cruise.
The cruise will sail from Rome to Athens and will have up to 147 “men who enjoy sailing nude”. The trip takes place from May 12-19th on a large sailing ship hitting [...]

March 15th, 2007

New European travel survey shows “clubbing” is not the reason we travel

UK based news site PinkNews reports on a recent survey of gay travelers suggesting that gay nigthlife and the “gay scene” isn’t a primary reason to travel, but rather the other things a city/town has to offer is what keeps us traveling…
Almost 70% of those surveyed said they would prefer to spend a [...]

March 13th, 2007

SXSW (South by Southwest) in Austin this week

Each year, SXSW (South by Southwest) brings together an different crowds for a film, music and interactive festival. The vibe is perfect for Austin and is a mix of techies, film lovers and music lovers. Events are taking place all week until March 18th.
Be sure to check out [...]

March 12th, 2007

Do you have a favorite restaurant (or two or three)? Well, share it!

Picture from Flickr: WallyG
Thanks to those of you who helped test our new restaurants feature! Now, you can recommend your favorite restaurants for others to see.
Here at GayCities, when we travel we’re always looking for the restaurants that other people recommend. So be sure to share your favorite restaurants with everyone [...]

March 11th, 2007

Be cold or be hot at this weekend’s big events

(Image: C Moore Hardy www.starfishphoto.com)
There’s something for everyone going on this weekend.
For the cold-lovers and ski buffs, two ski weeks are here:

Telluride’s Gay Ski Week comes to a close with its final Apres Ski parties and AIDS benefit on Saturday
Lake Tahoe’s Winterfest kicks off on Sunday with a week full of parties and headliners Jacob [...]

March 2nd, 2007